misstep
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misapprehension, miscalculation, misjudging, misjudgment, mistake, slip, slipup
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The lawmakers also linked Libra to other Facebook missteps from the past several years. — Joe Lightbloomberg, Los Angeles Times, "Cryptocurrency lobby fights to contain backlash from Facebook’s Libra," 28 Aug. 2019 The move comes as Kraft Heinz, co-headquartered in Chicago and Pittsburgh, contends with changing consumer tastes, private-label competition and internal missteps. — Chicago Tribune Staff, chicagotribune.com, "Daywatch: Clock starts on potential CPS strike, 2 Chicago cops fired a decade after child abuse accusations and other things to know to start your day," 27 Aug. 2019 Management missteps and other stumbles have erased 70%, or $200bn, of GE’s market capitalisation since 2016. — The Economist, "GE finds friends on Wall Street," 22 Aug. 2019 Strategists following the White House race are divided as to whether Joe Biden’s recent verbal missteps will unseat him as the Democratic frontrunner, but polls might be offering a more decisive direction. — Melanie Eversley, Fortune, "Will Gaffes Hurt Biden’s Chances of a 2020 Win? Strategists Are Divided," 19 Aug. 2019 Those missteps vanished during two sublime performances that found him at the height of his powers a year out from Tokyo. — Will Graves, baltimoresun.com, "Sam Mikulak cruises to sixth U.S. title in men’s gymnastics; Baltimore’s Donnell Whittenburg places seventh," 11 Aug. 2019 But this statement exhibits a refreshing humility that admits missteps & seeks to make rebuild the trust that has been broken. — Dallas News, "Texas House panel will investigate Speaker Dennis Bonnen’s alleged target list," 7 Aug. 2019 Of course, for every misstep social media inspires, there are happy endings. — Bob Morris, Town & Country, "A (Candid) Guide to Celebrity Death Etiquette," 6 Aug. 2019 McGrath missteps continue Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Amy McGrath returned to national TV on Sunday, and continued having trouble with the Justice Brett Kavanaugh question. — Phillip M. Bailey, The Courier-Journal, "On Politics: Gov. Matt Bevin's special session made peace with House GOP," 1 Aug. 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'misstep.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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